Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is releasing a new version of Chrome this week that will improve its dark mode support, alongside removing FTP and Adobe Flash support. The dark mode improvements can be found on both Windows and Chrome OS. There are refinements to both the light and dark modes in
Read MoreNew release follows over seven years of development. Open source security software Snort gets a major upgrade Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreWhen it comes to smartphone chipsets, usually, Qualcomm, Apple, and Samsung rule consumer debates. However, Taiwanese firm MediaTek, which became the largest chipset vendor in Q3 2020, is no small fish. The chipmaker released its new flagship processor, called the Dimensity 1200, today. The chip is the firm’s first high-end mobile CPU since 2019, when it
Read MoreWelcome to online activism in the digital age. Some Trump backers are getting hit with one-star online reviews — including MyPillow and real estate agent Jenna Ryan Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePresident-elect Joe Biden’s administration will take over the official White House social media accounts Wednesday. But Twitter won’t transfer followers, unlike with the previous administration. Biden takes over POTUS Twitter account, inheriting a blank slate from Trump Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTim Anderson / The Register: Interview with Drupal founder Dries Buytaert as it marks 20 years, on importance of user experience, open source, API first approach, JavaScript bloat, and more — Commercial involvement in open source is essential, says CMS boss — Interview Content management system Drupal is 20 years old … Interview with Drupal
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is investigating artificial intelligence researcher Margaret Mitchell, who co-leads the company’s Ethical AI team, and has locked her corporate account, Axios reports. The news comes a little over a month after another prominent AI ethicist, Timnit Gebru, said she was fired by the company. Mitchell’s account has
Read MoreLG’s Wing smartphone. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge LG is considering exiting the smartphone market in 2021. After losing around $4.5 billion over the past five years, LG’s smartphone business has been struggling to compete with rivals. Now LG CEO Kwon Bong-seok has notified employees that the company is considering making big
Read MoreMarketing is an undeniably creative medium. But all too often, I’ve seen marketers lean a bit too heavily on the creative side — to the point where they ignore or overlook the messaging that would have the greatest impact on their customers. When it comes to understanding your customers’ needs and communicating how you can
Read MoreMicrosoft’s latest patches for January seem to be bad news for some users. Windows 10 update is reportedly causing serious problems that prevent PCs from starting Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreOne of the key challenges that marketing teams must solve is allocating their resources in a way that minimizes “cost per acquisition” (CPA) and increases return on investment. This is possible through segmentation, the process of dividing customers into different groups based on their behavior or characteristics. Customer segmentation can help reduce waste in marketing
Read MoreThe EQA has great standard tech and a handsome face, but we don’t yet know if it’ll come to the US. Mercedes-Benz EQA debuts as the automaker's entry-level EV – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImages: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz threw back the curtain on the EQA crossover, its latest electric vehicle as part of a slate of new EVs that are being planned for the coming years. The compact SUV will have a range of less than 300 miles, a 66.5kWh battery pack, and a net list price of €39,950 ($48,442).
Read MoreJack Ma is back. Well, not in an Arnie-in-terminator way, but the Alibaba co-founder, who was believed to have gone missing for several weeks until recently, made a video appearance in an educational event where he addressed teachers working in rural China. The ecommerce company’s shares jumped by more than 8% on the Hong Kong stock exchange
Read MoreFrom his comments about the noisy image and limited controls, we’re going to go out on a limb and assume [Andrew Jeddeloh] isn’t a huge fan of using his Epson V550 for scanning film. But is it really irredeemable? That’s what he set out to determine in a recent series of posts on his blog,
Read MoreThe update will identify when a password is weak and then give Chrome users the opportunity to create and store something that’s stronger. Google Chrome 88's new features to make your passwords more secure Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe entrepreneur gave a speech on rural education, his first appearance since his public criticism of China’s financial regulators. Alibaba’s Jack Ma reemerges from three-month absence after clash with Beijing Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Dimensity 1100 and 1200 will first arrive in China in handsets made by realme, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi. MediaTek's new chipsets pack in features for high-end phones — but not faster 5G – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe internet is not easy to navigate for people with visual imparities. While there are screen reader applications to help them, often, websites or users don’t add alt text to images. In turn, the reader can’t describe to the user what the picture looks like. Thankfully, we have seen plenty of AI models in the
Read MoreRichard Lawler / Engadget: Donald Trump pardons ex-Waymo, Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski; Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey were among those supporting a pardon for Levandowski — Last year Anthony Levandowski pleaded guilty to one count of stealing materials from Google, where he was an engineer for its self-driving car efforts … Donald Trump pardons ex-Waymo,
Read MorePhoto by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images One of President Trump’s final acts in office is to pardon a former Google engineer who was convicted of stealing trade secrets. Anthony Levandowski worked for Google’s self-driving car division, now called Waymo, before leaving to found Otto, a self-driving truck company that was acquired by Uber. He was sentenced
Read MoreThe Indian government practically threw an ultimatum to WhatsApp to respond to some critical queries on its privacy and data policy within a week. WhatsApp responds to India govt – But it's still vague Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe former self-driving car engineer plead guilty to stealing trade secrets. President Trump pardons ex-Uber and Google engineer Anthony Levandowski – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe award-winning rapper, whose real name is Wayne Michael Carter Jr., was to be sentenced later this month for felony gun possession. Another rapper, Kodak Black, gets a commuted sentence. President Trump pardons rapper Lil Wayne, commutes Kodak Black's sentence – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLinker scripts are one of those things which nobody who does software development really wants to deal with, but like many things in life sometimes they are inevitable to make things work. Although one could keep pretending linker scripts do not exist and let IDEs handle such pesky details, some of us suffer from this
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